decry
英 [dɪˈkraɪ]
美 [dɪˈkraɪ]
将“decry”分解为“de”和“cry”。想象“de”是“去掉”的意思,而“cry”是“哭”或“喊”的动作。所以“decry”可以理解为“去掉哭泣或喊叫”,即公开反对或斥责某事物。
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decry 强烈谴责de-, 向下,强调。cry, 呼叫,呼喊。引申义呼吁,强烈谴责。
- decry (v.)
- 1610s, from French decrier (14c.; Old French descrier "cry out, announce"), from de- "down, out" (see de-) + crier "to cry," from Latin quiritare (see cry (v.)). In English, the sense has been colored by the presumption that de- in this word means "down."
- 1. He is impatient with those who decry the scheme.
- 对于那些反对该方案的人,他表现得很不耐烦。
- 2. On , no need to decry your industry!
- 得了,您很勤快, 不必谦虚了!
- 3. Voters may decry the party - line voting on the stimulus bill.
- 对于刺激方案,共和党人可以谴责党派 式 投票.
- 4. Many people decry flogging ( or caning ).
- 许多人反对鞭打或棒打.
- 5. Why Decry the Wealth Gap?
- 贫富差距,为什么要谴责它?